When the sisters finally reunite with their parents, they find Raymond and Penny turned into furniture-Raymond into a chair and Penny into curtains. Meanwhile, Raymond is finally able to light a fire by burning the family's old possessions including his father’s chair and Mabel's dollhouse. Drunk and depressed, the shameful Thomas confesses that he is only an actor following a script provided by Van Schoonbeek. Mabel becomes further put off when her parents eventually don attire designed by Van Schoonbeek which resembles the furniture they adore (a chair and curtains).Įxploring the house one night, Mabel and Isobel find themselves lost in the maze it has become, eventually stumbling upon Thomas. Raymond becomes increasingly obsessed with the house's fireplace, which he constantly fails to light up, while Penny spends more and more time sewing drapes.
Thomas visits the family and convinces Raymond and Penny to accept Van Schoonbeek's offer to move into a new luxurious house built for them at no charge.Īfter the family moves in, Mabel notices several peculiar things about the house and the workers constantly refitting it but her parents are too mesmerized by the house and its luxuries. The following morning, Van Schoonbeek’s employee Mr. After a visit from wealthy yet spoiled relatives, Raymond wanders drunk into the forest at night and encounters the mysterious architect Mr. Plot I – And heard within, a lie is spunĪ young girl named Mabel lives with her father Raymond, mother Penny, and newborn sister Isobel in relative poverty. 1.3 III – Listen again and seek the sun.1.2 II – Then lost is truth that can't be won.1.1 I – And heard within, a lie is spun.